RBMA
We know how busy beginning a new year can be. Even though your membership technically ended Dec. 31, we wanted to give you ample time before closing the window to your radiology business community to review and renew your membership.

That window of opportunity is closing. The final days of your membership are here, and if you do not renew by Feb. 28, you will no longer have:

Discounted rates for RBMA education

A subscription to the RBMA Bulletin

Admission to online Forums

Rapid awareness of industry and legislative activities

Access to statistics that provide valuable information for running your business

A gateway to connect with colleagues nationwide

With the uncertainty and ever-changing future of health care, it is more important than ever to be a part of a community that can provide you with the expertise needed to survive in today's economy.

RBMA
Fellow of the RBMA recognizes significant contributions made by RBMA members to the association and the radiology business management profession. The next class of fellows will be inducted at RBMA's PaRADigm in Chicago. The Call for Fellows packet contains fellowship background information, examples of the fellowship criteria, and the administrative procedures for how to submit your application. Applications must be submitted online. The deadline to submit an application is Feb. 28.

RBMAThe Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) merged Medicare's current incentive programs for health care providers into a single quality payment program with two tracks: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The track nearly all radiology groups will be on is MIPS.READ MORE

Diagnostic Imaging (registration required)Radiology, as a business, has become increasingly complex as regulatory demands grow and revenues, both on the hospital and physician side decrease. Doing more with less has become a common theme and both the commoditization of billing as well as the implementation of ICD-10 codes have played an important role over the past year, according to industry experts at RSNA 2016. READ MORE

Aunt Minnie (registration required)In September 2013, Medicare coverage for new oncologic PET radiopharmaceuticals underwent a quiet yet significant change. Up to this point, any new PET radiopharmaceuticals were required to go through a national coverage determination for Medicare coverage. While this Medicare coverage was national when granted, the NCD process itself was lengthy and had resulted in coverage with evidence development study requirements for new PET coverage requests since 2005.READ MORE

Physicians Practice (registration required)While many physicians look at the change from the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) — and the overall shift from volume to value — as a daunting one, Mark Werner is more optimistic.
Werner, a pediatrician by trade and currently the national leader for clinical consulting at The Chartis Group, says that there is tremendous opportunity for physicians to improve overall patient care and lower costs.READ MORE

HealthLeaders MediaToday's hospital revenue cycle wasn't designed to handle the rapid changes taking place in health care — which is why it's getting a much-needed overhaul, according to Todd Gustin, SVP and general manager, revenue cycle technology solutions and professional services at Optum360. "Much of the industry's revenue cycle initiatives have been focused on resolving symptoms without getting to the root cause of challenges," he said.READ MORE

The HillPresident Trump said Saturday that a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will come "in a couple of weeks."
"We are going to be submitting in a couple of weeks a great health care plan that's going to take the place of the disaster known as Obamacare," he said at a campaign rally in Melbourne, Fla. "It will be repealed and replaced."
"Just so you understand, our plan will be much better health care at a much lower cost," he added. READ MORE